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India’s U.N. Security Council Seat: Don’t Hold Your Breath (Time.com)

November 10th, 2010

Time.com - Supporting New Delhi joining the U.N. Security Council as a permanent member is a cost-free no-brainer for Obama, but it’s unlikely to happen amid the present climate of…

Obama backs India’s quest for U.N. permanent seat (Reuters)

November 8th, 2010

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed on Monday India’s long-held demand for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a reflection of the Asian country’s growing global weight…

Diplomats: Iran seeks seat on UN nuke agency board (AP)

September 23rd, 2010

The Bushehr nuclear reactor in southern Iran. The US and Iranian leaders have taken their rivalry to the UN General Assembly after six world powers said they were seeking an AP - Diplomats say Iran is seeking a seat on the decision-making board of the same U.N. nuclear agency probing its activities for evidence that Tehran may be interested in…

Liberals draw one seat ahead of Labour in Dutch vote (AFP)

June 9th, 2010

A woman casts her ballot for the parlimentary Dutch elections in Staphorston on July 9, 2010. The Liberals were one seat ahead of Labour with 88 percent of the vote counted early Thursday after cliff-hanger general elections in the Netherlands, with the far-right Party for Freedom in third place.(AFP/Anoek de Groot)AFP - The Liberals were one seat ahead of Labour with 88 percent of the vote counted early Thursday after cliff-hanger general elections in the Netherlands, with the far-right Party…